Last week I wrote about the exciting Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection for Sony PlayStation Portable. Square Enix recently released a trailer for this compilation and it has hit the interwebz! It’s in Japanese, but you can still feel the awesomey awesomeness of this compilation of one of the best Final Fantasy games ever.
Give it a look and let me know what you think (please)!
The latest batch of Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy screens adds some girl power with Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII) and Tifa (Final Fantasy VII). Laguna’s there too…but he’s not nearly as interesting (for boys). While I enjoyed the first Dissidia, the gameplay was a tiny bit lacking. The sequel should be a deeper experience. I’ll definitely play it just so I can mark out at different Final Fantasy characters sharing the screen.
Kindly check out the screens and let me know if you’re interested in Dissidia 012 [duodecim] and if you’ve been calling it Dissidia 012 Dewey Decimal System. What Final Fantasy character match-ups fill your dreams? I want to see Faris (Final Fantasy V) and Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)!
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Final Fantasy IV is one of my favorites in the series, so I’m incredibly psyched for FFIV: Complete Collection for PlayStation Portable. In addition to the main game, this compilation adds The After Years games that hit the Nintendo Wii. According to V Jump (via Andriasang):
This PSP title combines Final Fantasy IV with Final Fantasy IV The After Years. The latter is an episodic sequel to FFIV that was released on Wii Ware last year after originally appearing on cell phones. For the PSP, Square Enix is redoing the visuals and adding a new scenario that connects FFIV and The After Years.
Yay! This is my first early Christmas present of 2010. Anyone else psyched for Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection?
In my continuing mission to get you to care about Square Enix’s The 3rd Birthday for PSP, here are some details on the game’s upgrade system. Andriasang did a fantastic job at translating the info from the official Japanese site, which added info on weapons, upgrades, and more. Here’s a snippet:
Aya herself can be customized by entering the OE Setup area of the customization menu. This gives you access to Aya’s DNA Board, where you can set OE Chips that you’ve acquired during your mission. Depending on how you place the OE Chips on the board, Aya will gain access to different skills, known as Over Energies. OE Chips can be set in such a way that you end up fusing them together, resulting in Over Energies with higher level or new Over Energies all together.
The weapons system seems fairly standard, but I’m really intrigued by the OE system. It potentially gives the game more depth than others in the survival-horror genre. Visually, the game is looking amazing and I have high hopes for it. Let me know what you think so far. And also, enjoy these excellent wallpapers!
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NeoGeo console (and to cash in on nostalgia) SNK Playmore will be releasing classic NeoGeo games for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable starting December 21, 2010. There are plenty of old favorites set for release on “NeoGeo Station” over the next few months. Here are the details:
Here is the complete launch title list for NeoGeo Station — each PS3 version will sell for a suggested price of $8.99 per title, each PSP version will cost $6.99 per title. All titles listed will be available for the PS3 on December 21, 2010 and except where noted, in January for the PSP:
- Fatal Fury (PSP 12/21)
- Alpha Mission II
- The King of Fighters ’94
- Samurai Showdown
- Baseball Stars Professional
- Magician Lord
- Metal Slug (PSP 12/21)
- League Bowling
- Super Sidekicks
- Art of Fighting
Anything on the list excite you? Did any of you have NeoGeo consoles? At $650 in 1990, it was too expensive for me. If you were lucky enough to have one, what were some of your favorite NeoGeo games?
The fine folks at Android Central spotted some new control functionality in Android 2.3 that would be perfect for a PSP Android phone like the Sony Ericcson Z1. The image above shows control functions like L1, L2, R1, R2, select, and start buttons. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen an Android phone with those buttons. Although the functions could be tailored to any phone, it seems obvious that they’re for Android handsets with a gaming slant. As someone that’s high on portable gaming and Android, this is wonderful to see. What say you?
In a recent episode of Pach Atttack starring Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter (I’ll give you a few moments to soak that all in), your favorite videogame analyst and mine (not really) said that Apple’s iOS is the future of mobile gaming.
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In a recent episode of Pach Atttack starring Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter (I’ll give you a few moments to soak that all in), your favorite videogame analyst and mine (not really) said that Apple’s iOS is the future of mobile gaming. In fact, he felt so strongly about the iPod Touch that he doesn’t see a bright future for Nintendo’s and Sony’s next portable systems. Check it out:
I think the ubiquity of the iPod Touch is cutting into the handheld market, I think the PSP was dead on arrival and I think the PSP2 is going to be dead on arrival. It looks to me like young kids are just as happy playing with an iPod Touch or a Nano. The Touch is cool, it plays games, plays music, they’re going to put a camera in it and you’re going to get all kinds of cool stuff.
The 3DS will prolong the handheld market for the game manufacturers, but ultimately, I think handhelds are in trouble. After the 3DS has had its little rush I think the handhelds will continue to decline.
What do you think of Pachter’s stance? Is he on the money? Or is he just talking out of his ass to get more attention? Will the multifunction wizardry of the iPod Touch beat out the sheer power of the PSP2 and the 3D wonder of the 3DS? Can’t we live in a world where all of them do reasonably well? Share your feelings like a Care Bear (please)!
The holiday rush has slowed down, but there are still some big games left in 2010. I usually don’t include PC games in the mix, but World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is too huge to ignore. Tying into the movie, TRON: Evolution hits every platform known to man…and robot. Technically, this game comes out next week, but Super Mario All-Stars hits Sunday with all sorts of excellent bonus goodies.
Any of you guys and dolls picking up new games this week?
Here’s a nice “spy” video of the Sony Ericcson Z1 — the PlayStation Portable phone powered by Google Android. This video is much better than the one I posted earlier in the week. The user slides out the controls, revealing a d-pad and face buttons. You can also spot a PlayStation app in the menus. Check it out and let me know what you think (please)!
This “spy” video allegedly shows the Sony Ericcson Z1 — the rumored PSP Android phone. It’s super grainy, so it’s hard to tell exactly what it is. The Android part seems accurate, but it’s impossible to tell if the handset can play PSP games. Check it out and share your conspiracy theories (please)!
